# \*ḳunḳān-: 'kind of worm/insect'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳunḳān-, 'kind of worm/insect': reflexes in 10 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳunḳān- |
| Meaning | 'kind of worm/insect' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2463 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḳūḳānu (gūḳānu, guḳḳānu) SB \[CAD ḳ 312\], \[AHw. 928\] | CAD ḳ 312; AHw. 928 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḳǝnḳǝn \[LH 252\], ḳänḳän, ḳunḳun \[ibid.\]. | LH 252 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ḳʷǝnḳʷǝne \[LGz. 435\]. | LGz. 435 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | End. ḳǝnḳān \[LGur. 488\]. | LGur. 488 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | Cf. N.-Syr. ḳinâ 'a gnat, mosquito' \[M 281\] | M 281 |  |
| Amharic | č̣ǝč̣č̣an \[K 2241\]. | K 2241 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḳuḳyānē \[Ja. 1340\], ḳūḳā(ʔ)nē, ḳūḳānā \[Levy WTM IV 274\] | Ja. 1340; Levy WTM IV 274 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | ḳǝñḳiñ \[LHar. 127\]. | LHar. 127 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḳawḳan- (Dozy II 428 apud SED II 180) | Dozy II 428; SED II 180 |  |
| Tigrinya | qʷənqʷən (LGz. 435) | LGz. 435 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>)

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